Knox County Mayor Tim
Burchett will speak to the
Council of West Knox County
Homeowners at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 5, at Peace
Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar
Bluff Road. The group meets for
refreshments at 7:15 p.m.
Afterwards, members will
discuss two agenda items for the
Metropolitan
Planning
Commission
which will
meet at 1:30
p.m. Thursday,
June 14, at the
City County
Building.
The first
Tim Burchett
is a request
to rezone at Stony Point
Farm. Adjacent neighborhoods
include Admirals Landing,
Northshore Landing and
Lakeridge. The request calls for
subdivision and rezoning of 2.3
acres in order to build 60 to 80
assisted living apartment units.
The second is a request for Use
on Review filed by Weigel’s. It
seeks to put a convenience store
and gas station at the corner of
Westland and Ebenezer. The
land is already zoned for planned
commercial use. Adjacent
neighborhoods may want to
request use of the same lighting
and signage standards that were
used at Choto, according to the
association announcement.
Additional information
is available at http://agenda.
knoxmpc.org
– S. Clark

Final pitch for
KCS budget

The best case Dr. Jim
McIntyre made for the Knox
County school board’s $35 million budget increase proposal
came last Friday morning, in his
office, when he spoke as a daddy.
“I’m the dad of two Knox
County Schools students. I have
a very personal stake in this.”
Jake Mabe spoke to the
superintendent on the eve of the
big vote.
See Jake’s story on page A-5

Madison Craddock seems poised
far beyond her years.
When she starts describing her
involvement as a student at the
Community School of the Arts
(CSA), she initially retains that
calm and composed demeanor.
But soon the pretty 15-year-old
redhead transforms into a typically
animated teenager as she excitedly
talks about the program she has
participated in for seven years.
“It has helped me grow so much
as a person,” she says. “It has been
such a blessing. All of the teachers
are so wonderful, especially Miss
Willard.”
She is referring to Jennifer
Willard, who has been executive
director of the nonprofit school
since 1992, the year it was founded
to provide free, quality lessons and
classes in the arts to children ages 6
to 18 who might be unable to access
such studies otherwise.
The school now serves some
200 local children annually and
was named one of the top arts
and humanities-based programs
in the country by the National
Endowment of the Arts and the
President’s Committee on the Arts
and Humanities.
During her seven years at CSA,
Madison has studied piano, voice,
drama, creative writing, weaving
and art. She says she has enjoyed
each, but it is the art that landed her
a coveted place in the school’s “SideBy-Side” program that matches
students with professional artists in
an innovative approach to learning.
Artist and student work together
in the artist’s studio for four to six
months each school year in an

Madison Craddock, at left, a featured artist at the Community School of the Arts show at Bennett Galleries, visits
with Lynn Overholt and her granddaughter, Misha Testerman, as they tour the exhibit. Photo by A. Hart
apprenticeship that concludes with
an art show at Bennett Galleries,
where the work of the student and
the artist are displayed side-byside. The program is now in its 16th
year.
Madison is obviously proud of
the mixed media piece she created
under the tutelage of artist Joyce
Gralek that has been on display at
Bennett. It is titled “Correction” in
homage to the correction key from
an old typewriter used in the piece
along with other found objects.
Madison explains that the
background is formed of tiles
covered with paper cut from
magazines and other sources. Some

Hancock goes long
Former Vol seeks
legislative post
By Betty Bean
Democrat Anthony Hancock
laughs off suggestions that it will
take the political
equivalent of a Hail
Mary pass to get
him elected to the
District 18 state
House seat next
fall. He’s faced long
odds before.
“When I got to
Tennessee, there
Hancock
were 15 other
running backs here. I was like,
‘Wow! I’m the last on the totem
pole.’ ”
It was rare in those days for a
freshman to play with the varsity,
and although Hancock was
“All-City” in Cleveland, Ohio, at
Tennessee he was competing with
seasoned All-Americans.
He didn’t see a path to playing
time, not even on the scout squad,
but both his mother and his high
school coach told him to stick it out.
On the Monday before UT played
Alabama, Hancock scored four
touchdowns in a JV game against
Carson-Newman. When he got
back to campus, head coach John
Majors and wide receivers coach
Bob Harrison approached him.
“Ever thought about playing
wide receiver?”
Majors told the freshman to suit
up and practice with the varsity

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under the lights. When the traveling
squad roster came out on Thursday,
his name was on it (traveling squad
rosters were issued for home games,
and the team stayed in a hotel the
night before).
“All the freshmen were giving me
high fives,” Hancock said. “It was
great. We went to the hotel, ate prime
rib, got a police escort to Neyland
Stadium and I was just enjoying
it. ‘That’s Bear Bryant over there.
…’ I was star struck. Third quarter,
Coach said, ‘Hancock, get ready.’
“For what?
“They put me in. (Quarterback)
Jimmy Streater was going like
this (patting his head). I didn’t
have a helmet. My roomie Kenny
Jones, he gave me his. He was a
defensive lineman and had a big old
watermelon head. I’m in the huddle
trying to buckle it up. They call a
19-quick screen left and I’m over
there buckling up the chinstrap of a
helmet that didn’t fit.
“All of a sudden I realize, ‘Oh,
man! That’s me! What do I do?’
“I did a Muhammad Ali shuffle,
caught the ball and ran 19 yards for
my first catch. I finished up with
three catches for 51 yards. The next
week, I scored a touchdown against
Memphis State. I had seven catches
my freshman year for 122 yards and
was able to get out of practice by
running track.”
Hancock, who chose Tennessee
over Ohio State (and tells a hilarious
story about Majors and Woody
Hayes both showing up at his high

feature scenes; others, words. The
tiles are dipped in wax, which she
points out makes the background
of the printed areas “pop,” creating
focal points that were previously so
insignificant as to be unnoticeable.
Despite her attraction to the
visual arts, Madison says she is
even fonder of musicals and is
considering a career as a singer.
The daughter of Kim and George
Craddock, Madison has two siblings
who are also in the side-by-side
show at Bennett Galleries: Reagan,
13, and Laura, 11. Older sister
Briana, 18, is a student at Pellissippi
State.
Mom Kim home-schools the

children and says of CSA: “We are
so thankful for the school. It has
given us so much. It is a wonderful
thing for the students to have such
great adult mentors.”
The school year has ended
for Madison Craddock, but her
schedule remains full. She will leave
soon for a summer mission trip to
Guatemala with a group of another
kind of artists: puppeteers from
Central Baptist Church of Bearden.
It will be Madison’s second trip
with the young people, who call their
troupe the “Son Light Puppeteers,”
and who will entertain children
in the country’s orphanages and
public and private schools.

school at the same time on signing
day), was drafted by the Kansas
City Chiefs in 1982 and made a
statement about Knoxville by
buying his parents a home in West
Hills with his signing money. That
is where he and his wife, Paula,
a teacher at Vine Magnet Middle
School, live today.
“Tennessee has been so good
to me. This is my home now, and I
want to give back,” he said.
He spent five seasons in the NFL,
all at Kansas City, and returned to
Knoxville when his pro career was
over. He married Paula in 1988
and wondered what was next.
He applied for two jobs – one at
Children’s Palace, the other with
the Boy Scouts of America. The guy
at Children’s Palace couldn’t believe
he was interviewing Anthony
Hancock.
“He said, ‘Are you the Anthony
Hancock who played wide receiver
at UT with Willie Gault?’ I told
him that Willie Gault played wide
receiver with me, because I was
older.
“He asked if I was the Anthony
Hancock who was drafted in the
11th round by the Kansas City
Chiefs. I told him yes. He asked me
if I was the Anthony Hancock who
went back and got my degree, and I
said I was.
“Then he asked me what in the
heck I was doing applying for a job
as stock boy at Children’s Palace. I
told him I needed to work. My father
worked at Ford Motor Company. My
mother worked. We always worked.
That’s what we do.”
Hancock got the job with the Boy
Scouts and was put in charge of an
inner city Scouting program.

“I was there for eight years and by
the time I left, there were 500 kids
in close to 38 inner city Scouting
programs,” he said.
Next, he took a job as a marketing
consultant with UT’s Institute of
Public Service, which got a state
grant to work with small businesses
through the Department of
Transportation. When UT and the
state parted company, he was living
in Nashville and found himself out
of a job. He started working as a
substitute teacher and took a parttime job with parks and recreation
while taking classes at night to get
certified in Special Education.
He returned to Knoxville and
taught at Northwest Middle School,
Whittle Springs Middle School and
finally Bearden Middle School,
where he is now. He has been
teaching for nine years and has two
daughters and two grandchildren.
Hancock
figures
his
life
experiences, work experiences,
educational experiences and the
hardships he has overcome have
prepared him to represent the
interests of working people.
“You’ve got to take it one
hurdle at a time,” he said. “You hit
them sometimes, you clear them
sometimes, but I’m going to finish
that race.”
Deeply religious, Hancock relies
on a passage from the Bible for
inspiration:
“I know what it is to be in need,
and I know what it is to have plenty.
I have learned the secret of being
content in any and every situation,
whether well fed or hungry, whether
living in plenty or in want. I can do
everything through Him who gives
me strength.”

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Institute in Hyde Park, N.Y. And I have had an idea for a
children’s book for about 30 years.”

What is one word others often use to describe you and
why?
“People say I have never met a stranger. I tend to talk
to people I don’t know in grocery lines, sitting in auditoriums, taxi drivers ... which always makes my daughter
cringe when we are visiting her in New York!”

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would
it be?
“I would have taken typing in high school, like my
mother said!”

What is your passion?

Vickie Wells

Vickie Butcher Wells is passionate about theater. The
retired Farragut teacher even has a theater that bears her
name at the high school, an honor the school bestowed on
the 30-year career teacher when she retired in 1993.
These days, it is Broadway in New York that captures
the attention of Vickie and her husband, Buddy. A new
arrival to the family cast has everyone seeing stars.
Vickie and Buddy are new grandparents: Lillian Wells
Crawford arrived on April 20, the daughter of Laura Beth
and David Crawford of New York City.
Laura Beth, a Farragut High graduate, has her first
Broadway role as the wife of the Green Goblin in the
production of “Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark.” She has been
on maternity leave and will return to the show next month.
“We have seen it seven times,” says the proud mother.
“And David is an opera singer – a bass – with the
Metropolitan, so we also get to see opera when we are in
New York.”
Vickie grew up in Halls and graduated from Halls
High. Her mom was a teacher at Gibbs. She met Buddy,
also now a retired Knox County teacher, at UT when both
were students in an ensemble group. “I sang alto, and he
was a tenor, so we didn’t meet until Christmas,” Vickie
jokes. Buddy asked for her phone number, and Vickie
wrote it on the back of her nametag. Buddy still carries
that nametag in his wallet. “His wallet was stolen once,
and he thought it was gone,” remembers Vickie. “But
someone found the wallet and mailed it back to us!”
Her teaching career, the majority at Farragut Middle
School with the last six years at Farragut High, gave her
the chance to combine her love of kids with her love of
teaching and theater. She believes Farragut is missing a
vital piece in the development of the town.
“We need a community theater, a place to do theater
productions,” says Vickie. “It is the missing link in this
community. We have the academics, sports, parks,
leadership, but we need a focal point for the arts. It would
also bring in good revenue for the town.”
Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Vickie
Wells:

What’s your favorite quote from a television show or movie?
“Mine is from the theater. My husband, Buddy, and I
quote stage productions all the time. One of our favorites is from ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.’ Charlie
Brown confides to Lucy about his spiritual emptiness

Buddy and Vickie Wells celebrate
on the red carpet at the opening
of “Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark”
in New York. Their daughter is in
the Broadway play.

and despair. She sits there looking at him, uncharacteristically attentive. ‘I wish I could be happy,’ Charlie
Brown says. ‘I think I could be happy if my life had more
purpose to it. I also think that if I were happy, I could
help others to be happy. Does that make sense to you?’
Lucy replies: ‘We had spaghetti at our house three times
last week!’ It just seems to fit so many times when people
are taking themselves a little too seriously!”

What are you guilty of?
“I must confess to being a little more than obsessed
with Facebook. I never in my wildest dream ever
thought I would be ‘talking’ with former high school
friends from years ago or reading about former students
and being updated about their lives and careers and
posting pictures of my granddaughter within seconds of
her being born!”

What is your favorite material possession?
“Old pictures of family and friends. I find great comfort
in looking at pictures of my mom and dad when they were
young or pictures of them with our daughter, Laura Beth.”

What are you reading currently?
“A friend gave me ‘The Grandparents Handbook,’ by
Elizabeth LaBan. I am up to page 14 where I learned to
kiss my daughter first when visiting, before the grandchildren. I must remember that, because right now, all I
see and think about is Lily!”

What was your most embarrassing moment?
“When you are involved with theater, like my family,
embarrassing moments are a dime a dozen. On top of
that, I taught school for 30 years, so trying to zero in on
one embarrassing moment is hard.”

What are the top three things on your bucket list?
“There are many places I would love to travel to
someday. I want to take cooking classes at the Culinary

“Definitely theater! I want everyone to experience
good theater and realize the commitment, training, and
hours of blood, sweat and tears that go in to it. It is hard
work and not for the faint of heart! Please support your
local community theaters. The rewards will come back
to you three-fold.”

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a
long lunch?
“My parents. I can’t believe that I let them go and
didn’t ask them really important things like, ‘What
exactly goes in the cornbread stuffing you always made
at Thanksgiving?’ Never EVER take your parents for
granted.”

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life and why?
“As an educator, I would have to say Leland Lyon, my
social studies teacher at Halls High School from 1965 to
1969. He was the first person who made me think about
things outside my little world and made me realize that
the world was truly mine for the taking!”

What is the best present you ever received in a box?
“My dad would always buy me a Christmas present
that even my mom didn’t know about. It was his secret
gift for Christmas. One year, there was a huge box under
the tree. When I opened it, there was a tiny little box inside that said to look outside. Outside was my very own
horse with a western saddle. I can still remember how
lucky I felt that day.”

What is your social media of choice?
“Definitely, Facebook! I love to read about people’s
daily lives. It is so much more refreshing than what silly
thing Lindsay Lohan or Donald Trump is doing. There is
a rhythm to real life that recharges the soul.”

What is the worst job you have ever had?
“Well, I didn’t last very long folding towels at the
downtown YWCA in 1969.”

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and
why?
“I was pretty much a ‘Casper, the Friendly Ghost’
type.”
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Arts Alliance gets big win in county budget
The days when the Knox
County Executive, and
later the County Mayor, sat
through hours of listening to
competing arts and culture
organizations make their
individual cases for funding
from the county budget are
apparently at an end – at
least with those groups
likely to attract tourists.
County
Commission
will soon – maybe even
at today’s meeting – be
asked to sign off on a
contract with the Arts &
Culture Alliance of Greater
Knoxville that will give that
organization responsibility
for recommending which of
its member organizations is
funded and at what level.
The proposed contract

for next year. The additional
$80,000 is the result of the
county taking back some of
the monies generated by the
Anne
hotel motel tax that had been
Hart
redirected to the Knoxville
Tourism and Sports Corp.
several years ago for
tourism-related efforts.
Under the new plan,
the Alliance will make its
with the Alliance is in recommendations to the
response to a “request for county mayor, with County
information” put forth by Commission having final
the county.
approval. The Alliance will
The
amount
recom- handle all of the paperwork
mended for arts and going forward.
cultural organizations in the
Liza Zenni, Alliance
2013 budget is $374,000, executive
director,
is
compared to $245,000 in enthusiastic
about
her
the last budget year. A total organization’s
new
of $294,000 had originally responsibility. “We were able
been budgeted for the groups to show the county that as

a consortium, our member
organizations can deliver
more than 4,000 touristrelated events annually.”
Zenni explained that the
total hours promised include
many “routine” activities,
such as the number of hours
historic homes in the area
are open to the public. It
also includes events like the
Tennessee Valley Fair.
Zenni said the Alliance
“has been operating as
grants administrator for
many of these groups for
well over a decade. They
know us and trust us. We are
delighted that the county
saw the potential we saw for
all of this to be coordinated
in a logical way.”
In order to determine

grant amounts fairly, Zenni
set up a points system
for grading each member
organization as to its
potential to attract tourists,
and in what numbers and
for what period of time.
Recommendations
are
based on the results.
Grant Rosenberg, Knox
County’s
Community
Development director, is
equally enthusiastic about
the new process.
“We won’t be giving
grants any longer,” he said.
“Everything will be done by
invoice. When the money is
spent, the invoice is turned
in and after approval,
payment is made.” The
entire procedure will be
managed by the Alliance.

“There
is
more
accountability with this
method,” Rosenberg said.
“It is a much more rational
approach to the distribution
of taxpayer dollars.”
Rosenberg and Zenni
both say the new process
has other benefits for the
nonprofit
organizations
involved. Zenni says the
consortium of arts and
culture-related
tourist
organizations will now have
improved buying power
because they have joined
together.
“This is a cool deal
where everybody is working
together, and I like to see
my member organizations
working together, rather
than competing.”

A gold star flag is given to the mother of someone who died in
the military. This particular one is in remembrance and honor
of Sgt. Joseph “Joey” D. Hunt of Sweetwater, assigned to the
3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee
National Guard, Sparta, Tenn., killed Aug. 22, 2005, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee
during patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq. His parents are Tim
and Marsha Hunt, and his children are Caleb and Joshua Hunt.
least 52 years old. It has
Founder of “tour of flags” Rochelle Cordova, fraternal coordinator, and field representative
gold fringes on it, and
William Witucki of Woodmen of the World stand in front of the “Flag of Honor.” The inscription
shows its wear with a tear
states: “This flag is created from the names of those who perished in the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
in it. “Every flag has a story,
Now and forever it represents their immortality. We shall never forget them.” Photos by T. Edwards
and it means something to
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somebody” she explains.
Another type is service
flags. The blue-star flag
represents a person who
has been deployed in
service. The silver-star flag
stands for the wounded
its
own
after
that.
People
in
and
teach
those
things
By Theresa Edwards
Woodmen of the World and instances about the started giving me flags and warrior. The gold-star flag
presents “Flags on tour” flags,” said Knoxville field we started collecting some is in remembrance and

‘Flags on tour’

throughout East Tennessee
from Nashville to Bristol
for groups such as churches
and schools, showing and
teaching people about a wide
variety of American flags.
Several
Woodmen
field associates present
the program throughout
the state. “A lot of people
don’t know about where
those flags came from,
what the colors represent,
who created them. We go

associate William Witucki.
The program began a
few years ago by Rochelle
Cordova,
Woodmen
fraternal coordinator. She
explained, “I was actually
given this flag (a 50-star
United States flag accepted
July 4, 1960, autographed
by designer Bob Heft on
July 4, 2007) and that’s
what started it. I wanted so
many people to see it that
it kind of took on a life of

amazing flags. That’s how
it all got rolling.” Cordova
now has about 200 flags
and shows about 15 in group
presentations.
“This
is
a
great
opportunity for Woodmen
to help educate the public
on something we are
passionate about as well,”
said Cordova. Among the
flags she shows and tells
about is a retired 48-star
American flag which is at

honor of someone who died
in service, the ultimate
sacrifice. A gold-star flag
is presented to the service
person’s mother and/or
other family members. The
Woodmen then show it on
the tour of flags until 1,000
or more people have seen it,
touched it and added their
wish or prayer into it in
memory of the lost veteran.
The flag is presented back
to the family which knows

■ West Knox Lions Club
meets 7 p.m. each first
and third Monday at
Shoney’s on Lovell Road.
■ West Knoxville Kiwanis
Club meets 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Shoney’s
on Walker Springs Road.

their loved one will not be
forgotten.
To request a presentation
of the tour of flags, contact
Cordova at Rcordova@
woodmen.org or 690-5050.

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government
Ray off Blue
Cross board
Gloria Ray not only lost
her $400,000 a year CEO
position at Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corp, but
Blue Cross/Blue Shield has
decided it no longer needs
her services as a board member at $90,000 a year. She is
now off that board.
It seems Blue Cross has a
policy that board members
must resign when their full
time employment changes. Usually, the resignation
is not accepted, but in this
case it was.
It also seems Ray chaired
the Blue Cross compensation
committee – which approved
CEO Vicky Gregg earning
$6.2 million a year.
This pay comes from Blue
Cross itself and also from
various subsidiaries which
Blue Cross owns.
Blue Cross has raised
premiums since 2005 at
triple the rate of inflation
while doubling board pay in
the same period. The board
meets quarterly – 12 days a
year – so $7,500 per day of
work is not bad.
No wonder health care is
so expensive.

Ownby reflections
Many think it is only a
matter of time before Knox
County Commissioner Jeff
Ownby resigns his seat
after his arrest on Sharp’s
Ridge. While the law does
not require him to resign,
even if convicted (it is not a
felony charge), his reputation is seriously damaged.
Persons are already being
mentioned as replacements
to Ownby who defeated
Finbarr Saunders in August
2010. County Commission
names the successor who
would serve to August 2014
when a special election
would fill the remaining two
years in the unexpired term.
Ownby did not attend the
May 29 meeting.
Possible new commissioners must reside in his
district which lies in West
Knoxville and West Knox
County. The pick will likely
be a Republican as the Commission is 9 to 2 Republican.
Commission may require
that the person chosen agree
not to be a candidate in the
August 2014 county election, although such a request
in not enforceable as a matter of law.
On the other hand,
Ownby may decide to hold
onto the position to keep
the $20,000 annual salary
(especially if he is terminated from Comcast) and
health insurance benefits
as a county employee. Bill
Lockett kept his Law Director position to continue his

Pond Gap School
salary and benefits even
when it was clear he had
misused clients’ funds at his
former law firm. There is
little beyond public opinion
to force Ownby from office,
assuming he is guilty of the
charge.
The county charter should
be changed to allow two/
thirds of the County Commission to remove county
officials guilty of misconduct
just as the U.S. House and
Senate as well as the state
Legislature has the right to
remove officials who bring
disgrace upon themselves
and the body. In the absence
of such a provision, the
charter review committee
should allow voters to recall
an elected official who brings
disgrace on himself.

Notes
While President
Obama was widely and
appropriately praised for
awarding the Medal of Freedom to Pat Summitt, he also
awarded a similar Medal
to Polish hero Jan Karski
who was a famed resistance
fighter in World War II.
Obama’s serious mistake
was to refer to Karski visiting “Polish death camps”
and reporting on them to
Churchill and Roosevelt.
This is a serious historical error as it suggests the
Poles operated the death
camps. That is false. Actually, the Nazis created and
operated the death camps in
Poland which is the correct
way to reference them.
Since then, media in
Poland and the USA have
strongly criticized the
President and demanded an
apology and correction. The
White House has offered a
“regret” but not an apology.
Polish Prime Minister Tusk
requested an apology at a
news conference in Warsaw.
The President’s speech writer in this case failed to do
his homework and misstated
history.
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ads at ratepayer expense
justifying their tree cutting
policies while federal Judge
Thomas Varlan considers
an injunction request to
halt the tree cutting pending final resolution of the
issue. TVA made a clear
attempt to influence public
opinion at public expense.
Contact Victor Ashe at vhashe@aol.

serves community
By Betty Bean
With its slightly shabby
exterior and rusty chain link
fence, Pond Gap Elementary
School doesn’t look like
the setting for cutting edge
education reform.
But for the past two
years, 45 Pond Gap students
facing significant challenges
of behavioral, economic,
academic and/or language
issues, have participated
in a pilot program called
the
University-Assisted
Community
School
initiative.
Each student has an
individualized
academic
plan, which is integrated into
after-school and summer
programs.
Participants get classes
and supplementary help.
Adult
family
members
may attend GED classes,
ESL classes and discussion
groups dealing with finance
and law. Dinner is served,
and parents and guardians
are welcome to eat with their
children.
At the end of the
initiative’s second year,
school administrators have
tangible proof that it worked.
Test findings include:

■ 34 percent decrease in
absenteeism
■ 33 percent decrease in
tardies
■ 77 percent decrease in
discipline referrals
Plus substantial gains in
reading, mathematics and
overall academics.
Community
schooling
is set to be expanded to 75
Pond Gap students next year,
said Melissa Massie, Knox
County Schools’ director
of support services. And if
County Commission votes
to fund the school board’s
budget request, community
education can come to other
schools as well, a point
important to board member
Cindy Buttry.
Pond Gap, which now
serves 350 students, will
increase its capacity to
500 after a significant
renovation, Superintendent
Dr. Jim McIntyre said.
Last
week,
Massie
participated in a panel which
included Dr. Bob Kronick of
the UT College of Education,
who “dreamed up” and
championed the program;
Marie Alcorn of the United
Way; and Doug Dillingham,
KCS supervisor of facilities
and new construction.
Kronick
recruited
philanthropist
Randy
Boyd of Radio Systems and

PetSafe who funded the pilot
program with $450,000.
Kronick said the program
started with four elementary
schools – Sarah Moore
Greene,
G r e e n
Magnet,
Inskip and
Sam E. Hill.
After the
arrival
of
McInt y re,
Kronick was
persuaded
Randy Boyd
to settle for
one school – Pond Gap.
“We poured everything
into this school, and Susan
(Espiritu) was ready for it.
We have a clinic, approved
by the Red Cross. Food,
clothing, shelter are where
we start.
Dillingham
presented
a drawing of planned
expansion for Pond Gap
that will accommodate
the expanded community
education program and add
a new gym, cafeteria, kitchen
and library/media center.
“In 37 years of doing
this, this is a first, and it’s
very exciting,” he said.
“This is an addition all
around this school for use
as a community school.
We are designing it for the
community, but it will be
secure for kids.”

School budget vote today
Feeling a bit like the little
guy who carried the flag up
the wall during the battle
scene in “Les Misérables.”
You know you could die, but
you do it anyway.
That’s what the school
board asks of County Commission today – courage.
For years, the school system has inched along with
continuation budgets. Most
times the board has left the
county
executive/mayor
with wiggle room to say,
“We gave them what they
asked for.”
Meanwhile, kids go to
school in moldy, multigenerational portable classrooms without plumbing.
Classes get technology when
parents sell cookies or coupon books.
This year the school
board voted 8-1 to ask for
the budget it needs. Today
we’ll see how the commissioners respond.

Aftermath
■ The Knox County school

Sandra
Clark

Budget vote

board will be back
at work the day after
Monday’s budget vote
with a workshop at 5
p.m. Tuesday, June 5,
in the Andrew Johnson
boardroom and the regular
monthly meeting at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 6, at the
City County Building.

Knox County Commission will debate and vote on
■ Commission chair Mike
Mayor Tim Burchett’s budHammond has invited his
get at 5 p.m. today (June 4)
colleagues to Calhoun’s
at the City County Building.
on the River immediately
Comcast viewers can watch
following Monday’s vote.
on Channel 12.
Hammond optimistically
Commissioners will hold
assumes the folks will still
a public forum on the school
be speaking to each other.
budget at 4 p.m. with speak- ■ And Mayor Tim Burchett
ers limited to 3 minutes.
will be speaking at the
Persons wishing to speak
regular meeting of the
should get on the agenda by
Council of West Knox
calling 215-2534. Speakers
County Homeowners at
on other budget issues can
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5,
be heard during the actual
at Peace Lutheran Church.
budget debate, also limited
Win or lose, Burchett should
to 3 minutes.
give an interesting talk.

Just as Pond Gap
School
took center stage
in
the
battle for
school
funding
last week,
so did the
Susan Espiritu s c h o o l ’ s
principal.
The National Association of Elementary
School Principals has
named Susan Espiritu
its National Distinguished Principal for
2012,
representing
Tennessee.
Espiritu, who will
be starting her eighth
year as principal at
Pond Gap this fall,
hosted a discussion of
the school’s community education concept last Wednesday
in advance of County
Commission’s vote on
school funding this
week.
She gave her staff
the credit for the
award.
“The award should
go to the entire staff at
Pond Gap. This is just a
reflection of how supportive they are of all
the things I ask them
to do and to try. They
are very out of the box,
very innovate thinkers
and aren’t afraid to try
something new.”
Pond Gap, she said,
has long been on the
cutting edge of educational reform.
“We were the first
TAP (Teacher Advancement Program)
elementary school six
years ago. We have
uniforms and we piloted the full-service
school concept. This
staff has always been
fully supportive. I’m
really just the torchbearer of the award for
the staff,” she said.
Espiritu started her
own education in Fountain City (she is the sister of attorney Tom Dillard and has been with
Knox County Schools
since 1979).
She is married to
Charles Espiritu and
has three children: Maria Espiritu Haun, who
played softball and volleyball at Halls High
School; Kalea Espiritu
Derry, who was a student athlete at Gibbs;
and Billy Espiritu,
who played football at
Gibbs.
The Espiritus have
seven grandchildren.

McIntyre makes final Flexible commitments
pitch for budget
The best case Dr. Jim McIntyre made for the Knox
County school board’s $35
million budget increase proposal came last Friday morning, in his office, when he
spoke as a daddy.

Jake
Mabe

“I’m not just the superintendent. I’m a dad of two
Knox County Schools students. I have a very personal
stake in this. There are very
specific investments we have
to make to allow all students
at every school to have a
bright, successful, competitive future.”
Daddy Jim and his wife,
Michelle, represent a growing demographic in Knox
County: young couples with
young kids. What do they
want? Great schools. Neighborhood parks.
Forget the “education
speak” for which McIntyre is
famous. I asked him to sum
up in 10 words or less the reason why this budget should
be passed.
“Because it is an important investment in the future
of our children and our community.”
(I spotted him the extra
five words.)
The state Legislature increased state standards for
education two years ago.
McIntyre and the Knox
County school board beat
the state to the punch in
2009 with McIntyre’s strategic plan. That’s as it should
be – a local school district
setting its own goals.
“This budget is the blueprint of how we can achieve
all that.”
The
legislature
also
passed an unfunded mandate requiring that all state
assessment tests be administered online by the 201415 school year. Knox County
Schools is nowhere near being ready for it.
This budget would build
that
infrastructure.
It
would, as McIntyre said, ensure that students are “competent as digital citizens,”
i.e. be able to use the technology that has changed every industry in this country
save digging ditches and
sweeping floors.
“But more importantly it
would allow teachers to use
technology as an instructional tool.”
Several teachers say they
haven’t had enough professional development and
training to use technology

Dr. Jim McIntyre (right) explores an “active vote” device with
New Hopewell Elementary School fifth grader Kevin McCarter
in this 2010 file photo by S. Clark. The devices were purchased
by business owner Randy Boyd and donated to the school that
he attended.
to its potential. This budget
would change that.
It would also provide
needed tech support at each
school.
And it would help each
student receive some kind
of electronic tablet that McIntyre says “will be their
textbooks, their notebook,
their primary learning tool.”
Meanwhile, South Korea
is buying millions of dollars worth of tablets for its
students. Students in China
spend about 10 or 11 hours
in the classroom each day.
Let’s face it, folks. It’s not
1952. We can’t go back.

People keep saying McIntyre isn’t being transparent enough. Give me a break.
He’s so transparent he can’t
shut up. If you don’t believe
me, visit knoxschools.org.
Watch the videos. Read the
data. He and the school
board talked with any group
that would have them.
For most of us this proposed property tax increase
would mean spending less
each day than what we
spend on a cup of coffee.
Cas Walker is dead and I
don’t feel so good myself. It’s
time to move forward. The
time is now.

Oh my, the sky is falling.
Again.
Tennessee has invested
hundreds of hours and many
thousands of dollars in football recruiting, extended
scholarship offers to 207
prospects and received only
seven commitments.
Alabama, Florida, Georgia
and many others are far, far
ahead. What shall we do?
Relax. Early commits may
or may not be meaningful.
Sometimes players feel a
need to say something. Girlfriends want to know.
Early commitments are
devilish entertainment for
fans awaiting February. It is
the classic game of counting
chickens before they hatch –
or sign.
Consider big, tough defensive end Jason Carr of
White Station. He is one of
our seven. He committed
in January but something
has happened to the Memphis-Knoxville
connection. He now says he may
visit Ole Miss.
Yes, he’s still committed to
Tennessee but the Rebels are
showing unexpected interest. So are Alabama, Florida,
LSU, Nebraska, Auburn,
Southern Cal and Syracuse –
and most points in between.
Carr may or may not stay
hitched. Some early pledges
lack sincerity. But, it works
both ways. Players think they
have accepted scholarships
only to discover offers can
fade away. They may not even
be wanted next year.
But, but, but you say, a
man’s word is his bond. Not
so. A prep prospect says yes
but means probably or perhaps. He keeps his options

Marvin
West

open. A coach says we need
you desperately – unless
a bigger, faster possibility
emerges. People do change
their minds.
Example: Mackensie Alexander, outstanding cornerback from Immokalee,
Fla., committed to Tennessee five months ago. Hooray!
He had not even visited
but he liked everything about
Tennessee. He wanted to
play SEC football. He had a
great relationship with the
staff. He was motivated. He
couldn’t wait to get here.
Mackensie said he was, as
of that very moment, a bold
advocate and salesperson
for the Volunteers. He would
persuade others to join him
in Big Orange Country.
Alas and alas, famous
coaches at big-name schools
did not believe any of that
stuff. They stepped up their
recruitment. Alexander said
it was crazy. He said he really
enjoyed talking with Nick Saban, as in wow!
“I just can’t believe all the
new interest, especially from
a school like Alabama. I have
big, big thoughts on Alabama
right now.”
Incidentally,
Alexander
said he remained committed
to the Volunteers.
That may have been the
least committed commitment in history. Mackenzie

came unglued. He said the
departure of assistant Terry
Joseph was a factor. He listed
10 or 15 schools suddenly under consideration.
Oh, incidentally again,
Mackensie said he might keep
in touch with Tennessee.
In the procurement
process, it is called “flipping” when a UT coach
persuades a pledged prospect to switch schools – as
did Nu’Keese Richardson
from Florida and Da’Rick
Rogers from Georgia and,
more recently, Kenneth
Bynum from Cincinnati.
It is called terribly inconvenient and shocking
and maybe illegal when
promises are broken the
other direction.
It happens. Cornerback
Otis Jacobs of Mississippi
Gulf Coast Community
College signed with Texas
A&M just five days after
committing to Tennessee.
Florida got a pleasant surprise when defensive tackle
Damien Jacobs pulled up
short of Knoxville. Linebacker Otha Peters stunned
the Vols and his mother by
talking Tennessee and signing with Arkansas.
There have been bigger
defections: In 2001, Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown came unraveled
overnight and signed with
Auburn. Amazing!
A more famous switch was
quarterback Chris Simms
from our shade of orange to
Texas. It seemed a terrible
loss in 1999. Not so much today. We now know commitments are flexible.
Marvin West invites reader reaction. His
address is westwest6@netzero.com.

REUNIONS
■ Buckner Reunion will
begin at noon Saturday,
June 16, at Wilson Park
in Maynardville. Bring
a dish, drink and chairs.
Info: 992-3674, 922-8321
or Phillip Cox, 363-5182.
■ Carr Family Reunion
will be noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 23, at
Gibbs Ruritan Club on
Tazewell Pike. Bring
a dish to share at 2
p.m. Info: 312-5086 or
aparker180@att.net.
■ Powell High Class
of 1967 will hold its
reunion Friday and
Saturday, June 8-9. Info:
573-4395, phs67class@
comcast.net; or 9385248.
■ Seal family reunion
is 11 a.m. Sunday, June
10, at Tazewell Municipal Park, with a potluck
meal to be served
about 1 p.m. All relatives and friends are
invited. Bring a covered
dish and drink along
with old photographs
and family history. Info:
Margaret Seals Bull,
423-626-3075.

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Firefly fever
NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier

P

eople say Memorial Day
weekend is the unofficial
start of summer. It
apparently was this year,
with blue skies, white clouds
and temperatures around 90
degrees. That evening, we had a
perfect Memorial Day surprise
ending, a fitting sight for the
start of summer.
After putting stuff away
from the day’s activities of
plants and mowing, I paused
to admire my exceptionally
good yard-mowing job. It
was at dusk, around 8:30,
and there appeared the most
exceptionally
large
bunch
of firef lies I guess I’ve ever
seen, short of the thousands
of
synchronous
firef lies
performing in the Elkmont
area in the Smokies.
They were coming up out of
the grass and blinking their
lights, scores and scores of
them. I don’t know what called
them forth – the earlier, warmer
temperatures, or the half moon
shining directly overhead, or
the Signs – but they certainly
all had the same idea at the
same time. The scene was so
impressive I rustled Grandma
out to see the show with me.
Summer must truly be here,
we said, and reminisced about
warm and luscious summers
past, with firef lies and jarf lies
and suppers on the back porch.
The aforementioned Smoky
Mountain synchronous firef lies
get a lot more press, with their
forest-illuminating,
exactlytimed f lashing of thousands of

individual lights and it is one
of Nature’s unique events to
see. But our local and ordinary
firef lies are no slouches when it
comes to having an interesting
lifestyle.
It turns out that those
amazing little off-and-on f lying
lightbulbs are out there f lashing
their lights with something
more in mind than just
enhancing our lovely summer
evening experience. Those
are the boy lightning bugs out
there f lying around; the girl
lightning bugs are down on the
ground, watching and waiting.
When a lovely, unattached girl
bug sees a f lash that looks right
for her, she f lashes back, and
the boy bug zooms down to
introduce himself and establish
a relationship.
Now, there are many species
of firef lies, and sometimes
three or four out and about
on any given night. So, how to
tell if you’re courting the right
species? It’s all in the timing.
The length of time from the
male’s f lash, until the female
responds with her f lash, is
different and specific for each
species. So, a single male of
a certain species recognizes
a single f lash at just the right
time interval from his and
heads down for a romantic
rendezvous.
It all sounds nice and
summery and romantic, right?
But, alas, everything in nature
is far more complicated than
usually meets the eye. That
holds true for the love life of

the firef ly. You may not want
to watch this next part, folks,
because there are scenes that
contain
in instances of graphic
violence.
nce.
T h e
two comomm o n
firefly
genera
involved
in thiss drama have
confusingly
singly similar names,
ames, Photinus and Photuris.
I didn’t
n’t pick them;
I would
uld have called
them A and B if it
were up to me. Anyhow, think
of Photinus
otinus as the happy-golucky good guys and Photuris
as thee dark, evil femme fatale.
So
what
sometimes
happens
ens on a lovely
summer
mer evening is
that a Photinus guy
goes f lashing along,
and lo!
o! There below is
the f lashing signal of
the female,
male, and down he
goes. Only, it turns out to
be a female
emale Photuris,
who can give a
nus
Photinus
signal
if shee chooses. And
when our
Photinus
suitor
arrives,
bouquet
in hand,
and, the
Photuris
female p o u n c e s
uris
on him and devours him,
leaving
ng behind only a few
scrapss of legs and wings. Burp!
What
hat a revolting develop-

ment! Being hungry is understandable, but why not just get
some handy little morsel on the
ground for supper, instead of
all that deception and drama?
Wouldn’t you know, the entomologists have that one figured
out too. Using some really sophisticated science and a lot of
lab time they have unraveled
the story.
The Photinus firef ly’s system
can
manufacture
steroids
called lucibufagins from the
cholesterol molecules they get
in their diet (just as human
livers make all sorts of essential
things from the cholesterol
we eat). These chemicals are
toxic to other animals and
help protect the
Photinus

firef lies from such predators
as birds, spiders and lizards.
People who own pet lizards
mostly know not to feed their
pets firef lies; there have been a
number of fatal outcomes.
Just to show you how
everything is interrelated, the
chemicals that the firef lies
use for protection are similar
in nature to the cardinolides
found in the milkweed plant
that the monarch butterf ly
caterpillars eat and use for
protection. And a similar
poison is found in the foxglove
plant, but it is a useful one for
people. We call it digitalis.
But back to deceit and murder. The lucibufagins
that
make
the
Photinus
firef lies distasteful
or poisonous
to
would-be
predators?
The Photuris firef lies can’t make
them! And, so, down through
the eons, instead of developing a system to produce their
own poisons, the Photuris
firef lies have adapted to a different and certainly more dramatic way around the deficit:
eat two or three Photinus bugs
and fill your own system with
beneficial, protective poison.
Incidentally, that poison also
serves to protect the eggs of
the Photuris from such predators as ladybugs, once they
are laid.
Pretending to be a lovesick bug in order to lure a
suitor to a grisly fate
of being devoured
for his toxic juices
is a script fit for a
Halloween movie! The
next time you’re watching
firef lies
magically
light up the
summer dusk, continue to enjoy them for the amazing little
lights they are. But you might
want to wish them luck in the
choice they make of a date for
the evening.

The Knoxville Breakfast Rotary Presents
A Beneﬁt Show Starring:

Humorist

Jeanne Robertson
Beneﬁtting:
Roane County
Anti Drug
Coalition

Former Miss
North Carolina
Heard Daily
on Sirius/
XM Radio’s
Family Comedy
Channels

The real
coming of God
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, …while we wait for the blessed hope and the
manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior,
Jesus Christ.
(Titus 2: 11, 13 NRSV)
In every wind that blows,
in every night and day of the year,
in every sign of the sky,
in every blossoming
and in every withering of the earth,
there is a real coming of God to us
if we will simply use our starved imagination
to realize it.
(“Secrets of a Good Life,” Oswald Chambers)

I am a countrywoman. I
like to visit cities, and I work
in town, but I live in – and
love – the country.
“On purpose,” I am fond of
adding.
There is a peace deep in
my soul when I look out over
“my” meadow. (There is a
lawyer in town whose name
is on the deed, but I watch
over it for him, a fact to which
he is totally oblivious.) The
meadow is green now, and
the hay is growing, dotted
with daisies and trimmed
with Queen Anne’s lace.
Earlier in the spring, a
tribe (a flock, a gobble, what
is the collective noun for a
bunch of turkeys?) of wild
turkeys took up residence

in the meadow. There were
two toms and five hens. Every morning the gentleman
turkeys spread their tails and
engaged in what looked for
all the world like a fan dance,
clearly intent on impressing
the ladies. The womenfolk
were nonchalant, but I noticed they didn’t leave, either.
Last week, I walked past

WORSHIP NOTES

Music services

Community
Services
■ Concord United Methodist
Church’s Caregiver Support
Group, affiliated with Alzheimer’s Tennessee Inc., meets 10
to 11:30 a.m. each first Tuesday
in Room 226 at the church,
11020 Roane Drive. Susie Stiles
Wilson, licensed clinical social
worker and elder care coordinator with the Monica Franklin
Elder Law Practice, will be the
guest speaker June 5. Anyone
in the community who gives
care to an elderly individual is
invited. Refreshments will be
served. Info: 675-2835.

Let it
B S
By
Sherri
herrii G
Gardner
ardner
d
Howell
Howell
ll
Farragut residents attended a workshop that was both
educational and hands-on at
Farragut Town Hall.
The Fort Loudoun Lake
Association helped participants learn the benefits of
using a rain barrel and then
how to make their own rain
barrels at the workshop that
attracted an eager crowd.
Participants paid $55,
which included a rain barrel for each, an instructional
demonstration and a presentation on the personal and
community benefits of using
rain barrels. Facts shared
with participants included
that during an average storm,
more than 600 gallons of water run off a 1,000-squarefoot roof. Capturing some
of that water can allow residents to water plants and
lawns during the summer
without increasing their water bills.
Lawn and garden watering accounts for almost 40
percent of household water
consumption during the
summer, according to the
presenters from the Fort
Loudoun Lake Association.
Installing a rain barrel can
save an average home 1,300
gallons of water.
For more information on
rain barrel workshops, contact the association by phone
at 523-3800 or email info@
fllake.org.

■ First Christian Church on Gay
Street will host the Jericho Brass
Band from Chattanooga at 3
p.m. Saturday, June 9. Free admission. The band will also play
during the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday, June 10. Everyone
is invited to both performances.
Info: jerichobrassband.org.
■ Second Baptist Church, 777
Public Safety Drive in Clinton,
will welcome the McKameys
for the annual “Hometown
Singing” Friday and Saturday,
June 8-9. Special guests The
Inspirations will perform 7:30
p.m. Friday and the Primitive
Quartet will perform 6 p.m. Saturday. Reserved seating is $15
and general admission is $13.
Tickets or info: 800-254-3047 or
457-3678.

my atrium doors and saw
a short, stocky form sitting
right at the edge of the meadow. He was brown and appeared to be about 16 inches
tall. I first thought he was a
large groundhog, but a closer
look told me his head was
avian. He was a hawk, doing
some hunting, up close and
personal. His concentration
was absolute: he was completely motionless, as I went
from window to window
snapping pictures of him.
I decided to go out the
front door and around the
house to see if I could sneak
up on him.
Ever try to sneak up on
something whose eyesight
enables him to see four times
the distance a human can see
and at greater resolution?
Can’t be done.
As soon as I came out of
the shadow of the house,
he saw me and took off,
his red tail spread, and his
enormous wings lifted him
effortlessly. He flew down
to the old oak tree that
stands in the middle of
the meadow and alit delicately. He settled in once
again to observe whatever
movement might give away
the presence of a potential
lunch. I had the distinct
impression he was grumbling – in Hawk-ish –
“Meddlesome woman!”
I will go out just before
bedtime tonight to say “good
night” to the world, to look
at the stars and to whisper a
prayer of thanks for the “real
coming of God to us.”

■ Concord UMC, 11020 Roane
Drive, has started Young Adult
Professionals for anyone age
22-35 who wants to network
with other young business professionals in the West Knoxville
area. Seasoned professionals
will discuss their experiences
and how to live out your faith
while growing into your
profession. Info: email Glenna
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Field day at Rocky Hill

Kindergarteners Christine McFall and Jayden Griffin
race to the finish line during a three-legged race
at Rocky Hill Elementary School’s field day. Each
student was paired with a buddy (fellow student)
with whom they played each game. Photos by S. Barrett

Above, Rocky Hill Elementary School 5th grader Claire Brock
climbs out of a ball pit while helping out with “Big Basketball”
during field day for kindergarteners.

While aiming to toss them into a hula hoop on
the ground, kindergartener Jaime Silverio gets
silly swinging knotted socks.

Kindergartener Karissa Marcum attempts to blow the biggest
bubble of the day at the bubble blowing station.

BANKING JUST THE WAY YOU WANT IT.
For 87 years, this bank has been focused on the needs of this community.
And since everyone’s needs are a little different, and always changing, we’ve developed quite
a range of products and services. So you can relax, knowing your bank has just what you need.
To learn more, call today or click anytime. We’ll make it easy for you.

Medicare Supplement Plans are underwritten by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company, an
affiliate of Bankers Life and Casualty Company. Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company, Bankers
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Sweet potatoes to feed hungry

Jennaly Nolan helps load sweet potatoes onto the FISH ministries truck. Behind her is her brother Ceagan Nolan. FISH truck
driver Jim Wright said about 100 people were in line at 7 a.m.
at the Hospitality FISH Pantry which opens at 9 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Approximately 12,000 people per month go to FISH Pantries,â&#x20AC;? said
Wright. This includes the three locations in north, south and
east Knoxville.

VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL
â&#x2013; Cedar Springs Presbyterian
Church, 9132 Kingston Pike,
will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sky VBSâ&#x20AC;? 8:45 a.m.
to noon, June 4-7, for ages 4
through rising 6th graders. Info:
www.cspc.net/vbs or 291-5206.
â&#x2013; Church Street UMC, 900
Henley Street, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bible
Olympics: Champions of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Word,â&#x20AC;? 9:30 a.m. to noon,
June 18-21, for ages 3 years to
5th grade. There will be Bible
study, stories, crafts, games
and snacks. Info or to register:
www.churchstreetumc.org or
521-0282.
â&#x2013; Farragut Church of Christ, 136
Smith Road, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bean
Acres VBSâ&#x20AC;? 8:30 a.m. to noon,
June 18-22, for ages 3 years to
5th grade. Info or to register:
www.farragutchurch.org or
966-5025.
â&#x2013; Farragut Presbyterian
Church will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adventures
on Promise Islandâ&#x20AC;? 9 a.m. to
noon June 4-8, for ages 3
years through 5th grade. A
$10 covers supplies, snacks
and T-shirts. Info or to register:
966-9547 or www.vacationbibleschool.com/FarragutPresbyterian.
â&#x2013; First Baptist Concord, 11704
Kingston Pike, will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;The
Genesis Fileâ&#x20AC;? June 10-17. Info or
to register: 966-9791 or www.
fbconcord.org/kids.
â&#x2013; Grace Baptist Church, 7171
Oak Ridge Highway, will have
a Summer Spectacular 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. June 20-22, for
ages 2 through 5th grade. The
Adventure Squad will return for
another action-packed adventure with music, drama, nightly
giveaways and fun. Info or to
register: www.gracebc.org.
â&#x2013; Greenway Baptist Church,
2809 Addison Drive, will have
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Wonders Aviationâ&#x20AC;?
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 11-15.
â&#x2013; Karns Church of Christ, 6612
Beaver Ridge Road, will have
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christian Academy, Training
Superheroes for God,â&#x20AC;? starting
at 6:30 p.m. June 24-27, with
classes for all ages.

school_main.htm.
â&#x2013; Roane State annual Boys
Basketball Camp for boys
age 8-14 will be held Monday
through Friday, June 18-22.
It will be taught by Raiders
coach Randy Nesbit. The cost
is $115. Info: 882-4583.
â&#x2013; A golf tournament will be
hosted by Sons of the American Legion at 1 p.m. Saturday,
June 16, at Three Ridges Golf
Course, 6101 Wise Springs
Road. All proceeds will help
several youth organizations
in East Tennessee. Advance
registration is preferred. Info:
Josh Plane, 805-8781 or email
littlemantag@yahoo.com.
â&#x2013; Baseball tournament will
be Friday through Sunday,
June 8-10, at Halls Community
Park. Open to all, Tee ball to
14U. Info: 992-5504 or email
hcpsports@msn.com.
â&#x2013; Camp 76 Youth Football
Camp will be held 7:30 a.m.
to noon Saturday, June 16,
at the Johnny Long Training
Academy, 2598 Willow Point
Way. All boys ages 6-18 are

Above, volunteers from various denominations bag 40,000 pounds of sweet potatoes at Concord United Methodist Church.
The potatoes were donated by the Society of St. Andrew to be distributed to Knox area food pantries and ministries. Walking to the left is Mike Smith, president of the Holston Conference United Methodist Men and event coordinator at Concord
UMC. Others shown include: (clockwise from left) Bob Nelson, Joanne Nelson, Liz Powers, Brenda Lawson, Jim Lawson,
Elder Kyle Kesler, Elder Michael Snell, Jim McNeil, Megan McNeil, Kristin Montgomery and Tanda Montgomery. Photos by T.

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invited and will be divided
into groups by age. Cost is
$50. Proceeds benefit The
Harry Galbreath Foundation
in memory of the former Vol.
Sack lunches will be provided.
Info: www.camp76.com.
â&#x2013; The 10th annual KARM
Dragon Boat Festival will be
held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
June 23, at The Cove at Concord Park. Deadline to register
is Monday, June 11. Info:
742-4306 or www.knoxville.
racedragonboats.com.
â&#x2013; Knoxville Youth Athletics
will host its annual summer
track and field program for
local youth ages 5-18 through
Saturday, June 23. Practices
are held 6:30 to 8 p.m. each
Tuesday and Thursday.
Registration is $40 (maximum
$95 per family). Info: www.
ktcyouthathletics.org or call
385-6237.
â&#x2013; Larry Simcox-Diamond
Baseball summer camps
will be held 9 a.m. to noon
Monday through Wednesday,
June 11-13, for ages 6-11 and

of 1972 is planning its 40th
reunion celebration 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 14, at The
Foundry, 747 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair
Park Drive, and will include a
catered dinner buffet, photos
by a professional photographer that will be available
online, Jake the DJ from Ogle
Entertainment and more. The
cost is $55 until July 13 and
$75 at the door. Dress is business casual. Mail registration
to: FHS Class Reunion, 4224
Williamson Drive, Knoxville,
TN 37938. Info: Debbie Helton
Keebler, 922-0049.

â&#x2013; Halls High School Class of
1965 will hold a reunion July
28 at Beaver Brook Country
Club. Any class is welcome.
Info: George VanDeGriff, 9228345 or 278-6724.

â&#x2013; Fulton High School Class

â&#x2013; Powell High School Class of

1967 will hold its 45th class
reunion Friday and Saturday,
June 8-9. Info: Brenda Owens,
573-4395 or phs67class@
comcast.net; or Lynn or
Wayne Tarver, 938-5248 or
lynnwayne2@frontiernet.net.
â&#x2013; Seal family reunion is 11 a.m.
Sunday, June 10, at Tazewell
Municipal Park, with a potluck
meal to be served about 1
p.m. All relatives and friends
are invited. Bring a covered
dish and drink along with old
photographs and family history. Info: Margaret Seals Bull,
423-626-3075.
â&#x2013; Buckner Reunion will begin
at noon Saturday, June 16, at
Wilson Park in Maynardville.
Bring a dish, drink and chairs.
Info: Jean Mize, 992-3674;
Carolyn Norris, 922-8321; or
Phillip Cox, 363-5182.

â&#x2013; St. Mark UMC â&#x20AC;&#x153;SonRise
National Parkâ&#x20AC;? 5:15 to 8:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday, July
16-20. Children age 4 through
rising 6th graders are invited.
Adults are invited to nightly fellowship and Bible study. A donation is requested for dinner.
Info and registration: 588-0808
orÂ www.stmarkumcknox.org/
sonrisenationalparkvbs.

Please take a few minutes to consider how you
can help East TN children who want to go beyond
the poverty and violence by making a ďŹ nancial
contribution or by giving items of your choice that can
be used to sell in our thrift store.

SPORTS NOTES
â&#x2013; Chota Canoe and Kayak
School will be held Friday
through Sunday, June 15-17,
and will include whitewater,
touring or canoe tripping.
Cost is $115 and includes
weekend instruction, two
nights camping and more.
Info: 288-3249 or www.
discoveret.org/chota/canoe_

1-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday,
June 11-12, for middle school
students. The camps will be
held at Karns Sportspark on
Oak Ridge Highway. Info:
567-9082, email larrysimcox@
charter.net or visit www.
diamondbaseballtn.com.

Proceeds from donations
go to provide scholarships
to under-privileged
children entering college.

Open Monday-Saturday 10-6
851-9059

5710 Kingston Pike, Suite B
Knoxville, TN 37919

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ns
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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re my ownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
LaDonna
Madden
knows a thing or two about
pets. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked in a
veterinarianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office and
has seven dachshunds and
a Chihuahua at home. Her
motto at Creekside Pet Resort, which she opened in
April, is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pet thing.â&#x20AC;?

100 years of scouting
Girl Scout
program pays
high dividends
By Pam Fansler
Juliette Gordon Low,
who founded the Girl
Scouts 100
years ago,
was awarded
the
Presidential Medal
of Freedom
(post humou sly)
along with
Fansler
coach Pat
Summitt, Bob Dylan and
others last week.
Low believed that girls
should receive the same
opportunities as boys to
develop physically, men-

Shannon
Carey

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for them, the pets,â&#x20AC;?
she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you go on
vacation, this is their vacation. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going
to jail. This is their Club
Med.â&#x20AC;?
And she means it. Madden has strict cleanliness
standards for indoor and
outdoor areas. All dogs get
exercise every two hours in
the two grassy, fenced, shady
acres behind Creekside.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love these dogs like
theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re my own. I call
them my kids,â&#x20AC;? Madden
said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know how I would
want mine treated.â&#x20AC;?
Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the secret to
Creeksideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success, and
with reservations full over
Memorial Day weekend,
itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safe to call the kennel
a success. Madden knows
her business, knows what
makes other pet owners
happy and fulfills that
need.
Creekside sends photos
home with pets who stay
overnight or for daycare.
Madden is even planning a
doggie day camp for three
weeks this summer, with
crafts, a beach party and
even a soccer match.
On top of that, she

News from First Tennessee

tally and spiritually, a
radical notion in an era
when women did not even
have the right to vote.
Today, the Girl Scouts
is the largest girl-serving
organization in the United
States with 112 councils
serving 2.3 million girls
ages 5-17 through the
commitment of 878,000
adult volunteers with a
mission of building girls
of courage, confidence
and character, who make
the world a better place.
First
Tennessee
is
proud to be a major
sponsor of the 100th
anniversary of the Girl
Scouts. First Tennessee
employees have served
as troop leaders and in
various board positions
and committee positions

with the Girl Scouts.
According to Booth
Kammann, CEO of the
Girl Scout Council of the
Southern
Appalachians,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girl
Scout
alumnae
are more likely to vote,
to volunteer in their
community, have higher
income and are generally
more satisfied with their
lives than non-Girl Scouts.â&#x20AC;?
Kammann
shared
an interesting statistic:
80 percent of female
business
owners,
69
percent of female U.S.
senators, and 67 percent
of female members of the
House of Representatives
were Girl Scouts.
Girls represent one
of humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest
untapped talent pools.
Investing in them brings
enormous
returns
to
society.
Pam Fansler is regional president of
First Tennessee Bank.

Cameron is residential specialist
Knoxville Realtor Mike
Creekside Pet Resort owner LaDonna Madden spends time Cameron has earned the Cerwith one of her â&#x20AC;&#x153;kids.â&#x20AC;? Photo by S. Carey
tified Residential Specialist (CRS)
â&#x20AC;&#x153;He guided me into dodoesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to give back
designation
to the community. She do- ing exactly what I needed
from the
nates two kennel spaces to do,â&#x20AC;? she said.
Council of
for bridge boarding for
Madden truly enjoys
Residential
rescue organizations, and growing Creekside into
Specialists,
Creekside is a sponsor of a thriving business. She
the largest
Bark in the Park.
said working with animals
Before
she
opened was always on her â&#x20AC;&#x153;bucket Mike Cameron not-for-

Creekside, Madden got
advice from a pet boarder
from another area, developing a mentoring relationship.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;You need to know
the ins and outs of what
theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been through,â&#x20AC;? she
said.
She also visited the
Knoxville Chamber and
consulted with the small
business advisor there.

list.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is something that
I want to do, not something that I have to do,â&#x20AC;?
she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is fun and I
have a fun staff. I encourage everyone to come by
and see what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about.â&#x20AC;?
Info: petresortknoxville.
com.
Shannon Carey is the Shopper-News
general manager and sales manager.
Contact
Shannon
at
shannon@
shoppernewsnow.com.

profit affiliate of the National
Association of Realtors.
Realtors who receive the
CRS designation have completed advanced courses
and have demonstrated
professional expertise in
the field of residential real
estate. Fewer than 31,000
Realtors nationwide have
earned the credential.
Home buyers and sellers

can be assured that CRS designees are specialists in helping clients maximize profits
and minimize costs when
buying or selling a home.
Cameron, a Halls
native, is a sales associate
with Realty Executives
Associates. Info: www.
knoxproperty.com, 3841866, 862-5454 or mike@
mikecameronrealestate.com.

PELLISSIPPI NOTES
â&#x2013; Ted Lewis
has been
named the
new vice
president of
Academic
Affairs. He
served most
recently as
the dean

Ted Lewis

of instruction at Lone Star
Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;CyFair in Cypress,
Texas. Prior to his tenure at
CyFair, Lewis spent 12 years
with Collin County Community College, also in Texas.
â&#x2013; Pellissippi offers free GED
prep classes with small
class sizes, individualized
tutoring and computer

tutorials which are available during both day and
evening hours at several locations. Enrollment is open
to everyone, and classes
are taught by small-group
or one-on-one instruction.
Free practice tests are also
offered. Info or to register:
694-6400.

Bearden Antique Mall
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antique mall. They offer a unique selection of fine antiques and
decorative collectibles. Owner Ann Pierce will celebrate the shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
36th year in business in July. They are located at 310 Mohican
Street and hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday. Info: 584-1521.

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race Christian Academy
has always been committed
to offering a top notch baseball
program. The last two years,
in particular, have proven that
dedication and hard work from
each athlete and coach can
translate into success.
Under the leadership of
head coach Brian Hochevar,
the Rams have learned it
takes discipline and commitment to win games. In the
2010-2011 season, the varsity baseball team won the

district championship hands
down. The excitement continued around the baseball diamond as Grace immediately
progressed to the regional
tournament. Perseverance on
the field paid off once again
as the Rams qualified for
the state tournament for the
very first time in the school’s
eight-year history.
In addition to a successful
spring, Grace senior Jordan
Hopkins signed with Division
I Tennessee Tech, following
Kent Jinkins who signed with

Roane State College in 2010.
With another season on the
horizon, Hochevar and his
staff continued their commitment to provide athletes the
opportunity to develop their
skills. The spirit of teamwork
brought another district title
for this year’s Rams. With an
undefeated record in district
play, Grace was off to the playoffs for a second consecutive
year. Every team member’s
effort and determination led
them to another regional tournament championship and another trip to Murfreesboro for
the state tournament.
Grace’s two seniors have
both signed with colleges.
Zach Slagle will stay close
to home to pitch and play for
Tusculum College, while Xan-

Grace senior Zach Slagle signed to pitch for Tusculum College.
der Helton will be pitching for
the University of Memphis.
With continued power at the
plate and strong pitching
from the mound, the Rams
will continue their efforts to
make yet another road trip to
Murfreesboro next spring.
The Rams have certainly
had their share of success on
the diamond under the direction of their head coach,
affectionately known by his
teams as “Coach Hoch.” But
winning baseball games is
just a part of the overall equation of success.
As Hochevar says, “We are

committed to offering a baseball program where the first
priority of student athletes
is to be a testimony of Jesus
Christ in all that they do.”
Whether the members of
this year’s team ﬁnd future
success in baseball or in other
venues, they will know the success that comes with knowing
and serving the Lord.
Next year’s baseball team
will be armed with talent,
along with the experience of
consecutive post-season appearances. We are looking
forward to more seasons of
successful Ram baseball.

Grace welcomes volleyball coach
By Shannon Morris

Summer office hours

Grace Christian Academy’s ofﬁce will be open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday through Thursday throughout the summer. The ofﬁce
will be closed Fridays. To schedule a tour, call 691-3427 for kindergarten through 2nd grade, and 934-4780 for grades 3-12.

GRACE

Lindsy Little has been
named the 2012 head volleyball coach at Grace Christian
Academy. She comes to us
from Union College in Barbourville, Ky. She is a graduate of
Maryville College, where she
was on the Dean’s List and was
a member of Kappa Delta Pi
Honor Society.
Little is a former volleyball
standout in the Great South
Athletic Conference, where
she was named Player of the
Year twice. In her collegiate career, she holds a record-setting

1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. She
has had three NCAA appearances and was named an AllAmerican team member for
Maryville College.
It is Little’s goal to combine
her range of experience with
her ability to be a compassionate, enthusiastic, intelligent
teacher and coach who will
make a positive contribution to
Grace. We are looking forward
to having Lindsy build upon an
already successful volleyball
program and lead the Rams to
even more state tournament
appearances.

30 locations in the greater Knoxville area!
NOTE: NOT ALL LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW ARE PICTURED ON THE MAP

# 609 Food City Pharmacy

# 654 Food City Pharmacy

# 676 Food City Pharmacy

2946 Winfield Dunn Pkwy., Kodak, TN
(865) 933-4676

507 S. Charles Seivers Blvd., Clinton, TN
(865) 457-5259

1950 Western Ave., Knoxville, TN
(865) 525-6376

# 611 Food City Pharmacy

# 655 Food City Pharmacy

# 677 Food City Pharmacy

1219 E. Pkwy., Hwy. 321, Gatlinburg, TN
(865) 430-9844

7510 Asheville Hwy., Knoxville, TN
(865) 933-4635

5078 Clinton Hwy., Knoxville, TN
(865) 689-8955

# 616 Food City Pharmacy

# 661 Food City Pharmacy

# 678 Food City Pharmacy

11501 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN
(865) 692-5183

2221 Jacksboro Pike, LaFollette, TN
(423) 566-2033

5801 Western Ave., Knoxville, TN
(865) 584-0115

# 632 Food City Pharmacy

# 667 Food City Pharmacy

# 679 Food City Pharmacy

2799 Hwy. 72 N., Loudon, TN
(865) 458-5312

741 Dolly Parton Pkwy., Sevierville, TN
(865) 908-5018

3501 West Emory Road, Powell, TN
(865) 938-2838

# 634 Food City Pharmacy

# 672 Food City Pharmacy

# 680 Food City Pharmacy

1130 S. Roane Street, Harriman, TN
(865) 882-0117

9565 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN
(865) 539-0580

4344 Maynardville Hwy., Maynardville, TN
(865) 992-0534

# 642 Food City Pharmacy

# 673 Food City Pharmacy

# 681 Food City Pharmacy

508 E. Tri-County Blvd., Oliver Springs, TN
(865) 435-1187

4216 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN
(865) 686-1761

1199 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN
(865) 483-2889

# 644 Food City Pharmacy

# 674 Food City Pharmacy

# 682 Food City Pharmacy

11503 Chapman Highway, Seymour, TN
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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES
NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Former Joint Center patient cheers on other knee patients
“Just do it!” is Dennis Kimbrough’s advice to those considering knee replacement surgery.
“The longer you wait, the longer
you’ll hurt.”
The 63-year-old Kimbrough
had endured knee pain for
decades after injuring his knee
playing sandlot football in college.
Although he had his knee operated
on back in 1975 and had been
active for decades, in recent years
Kimbrough’s knee pain returned.
“It really started hurting,” says
Kimbrough. “Some mornings the
bottom of my knee would move
and the top would stay in place. It
was enough to drive you nuts!”

“Fort Sanders is a
great place to get a
new knee!”
– Dennis Kimbrough
Kimbrough consulted with
orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael
Casey at Fort Sanders Regional.
“Dr. Casey told me I had two
choices,” remembers Kimbrough.
“I could keep doing cortisone shots
and wear a knee brace or get it
ﬁxed. I chose to get it ﬁxed!”

Dr. Casey performed a total
knee replacement on Kimbrough
at the Joint Center at Fort
Sanders Regional. Kimbrough is
Former knee surgery patient
thrilled with the results.
Dennis Kimbrough now serves as a
“He went in and he did it! I’ve
coach for other patients at the Fort
got a whole new knee. I can walk
Sanders Joint Center.
farther, with less pain, than I
have in years,” says Kimbrough.
“I can’t do cartwheels anymore,
but it’s great to be able to walk
around now without worrying
my knee may pop out of place.”
Choosing Fort Sanders for his
knee replacement was a perfect
ﬁt for Kimbrough. He was already
familiar with the Fort Sanders
Joint Center program from serving
as a volunteer surgery patient
coach at the hospital.
“The patients I coached told
me the Joint Center program was
the best way to have knee or hip
surgery. Now I can speak from my
own ﬁrsthand experience.”
Kimbrough underwent his
knee replacement procedure in
February of 2011.
“It was great because I already
knew the nurses and therapists.
My experience with “Dr. C,” the
nurses and physical therapists and encourage Joint Center you get, the tougher the knee
at Fort Sanders was totally patients at Fort Sanders.
rehabilitation gets. Get her done!”
positive!”
“I tell them when it comes says Kimbrough. “Fort Sanders is
Kimbrough continues to coach to knee surgery, the older a great place to get a new knee!”

Early rehab can speed
knee surgery recovery
The sooner rehabilitation begins after knee replacement,
the better for both patients and hospitals, new research suggests.
In a recent study in the Clinical Rehabilitation Journal,
Spanish researchers compared more than 150 patients who
began rehabilitation within 24 hours after knee arthroplasty surgery and a
matched control
group of patients
who started rehabilitation
48
to 72 hours after
surgery. All of the
patients were age
50 to 75.
On average, patients who started
rehabilitation
earlier spent two
days less in the
hospital and had
five fewer rehabilitation
sessions before they
were discharged
than those in the
control group.
The
patients
in the early rehabilitation group
also had less pain, a greater range of joint motion, improved
muscle strength, and scored higher on gait and balance tests.
Other benefits of early patient mobility include reduced
risk of hospital-acquired infections and complications such
as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, chest infection and urinary infection.

For more information about
the Joint Center
at Fort Sanders Regional,
phone 865-673-FORT (3678).

Get back on your feet faster with
the Fort Sanders Joint Center
An estimated 50 million
Americans have some form
of arthritis, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Because medication
can’t always control the pain,
each year nearly 800,000
adults will have knee or hip
replacement surgery.
Joint replacement surgery
is when a surgeon cuts away
the damaged joint surfaces
and replaces them with a joint
made of materials like surgical
plastic and metal. This is a
difficult surgery, but can go as
smoothly as possible under the
coordinated, team approach of
the Joint Center at Fort Sanders
Regional Medical Center.
“Basically, these are well
people, but they have a joint
problem,” explains Fellowshiptrained
orthopedic
surgeon
Dr. Brian Edkin. He is the comedical director of the Fort
Sanders Joint Center. “We’re
going to have this problem fixed,
and then after surgery, you’re
going to recover quickly.”
Patients at the Fort Sanders
Joint Center attend a class a
couple of weeks before their
surgery. Taught by nurses and
physical therapists, the class
gives patients and their care
givers an opportunity to get to
know each other. It also prepares
patients for the fact that they’ll
be up and out of bed shortly

after surgery. Studies have
shown this is the quickest way
to recuperate.
“Patients usually get up
and walk the afternoon of
surgery,” says Dr. Edkin.
“They walk the hospital floors
and do physical therapy every
day, often with other patients.
This camaraderie helps push
patients to work and try
harder,” Dr. Edkin says. “It
leads to quicker recovery.”
New technologies in joint
devices mean there’s no
real reason to wait to walk,
explains Dr. Edkin. “We
used to say don’t put your
full weight on the joint. But
now we give the patient the
decision-making ability on
that, as soon as they feel ready
they can put full weight on it.”
Pain management, too, is
more
sophisticated
today,

“Basically, these are
well people, but they
have a joint problem.”
– Dr. Brian Edkin,
Fort Sanders Joint Center
targeting pain while minimizing
nausea, a common side effect.
“If the medicine you’re giving

them makes them feel lousy, that
really hampers the rehabilitation
effort,” says Dr. Edkin. “The way
we give medicine today is less
likely to do that.”
“Most patients go home just
two days after surgery and do
very well,” Dr. Edkin adds.
“We almost never hear from
a patient who says they left too
soon,” he says. “The best, safest,
most comfortable place for you
to be is at home.”
For more information about
the Joint Center
at Fort Sanders Regional,
phone 865-673-FORT (3678).

For more information
please call (865) 541-1226
fsregional.com

0094-0068

Joint Centers

... and we’re also hip on hips

B-2 • JUNE 4, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS
Watercolor art instructor
Hazel Johnson welcomes
Judy Long, a new member
of their class at the Strang
Senior Center, who shows
one of her first paintings.
Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Below, Mary Ellen Lokey paints
on Yupo with watercolor. “The
paint floats on top instead of
soaking into the fibers,” said
Lokey. It results in more vibrant colors, but it is difficult
to work with. Additional paint
is put on, followed by removal
of some for depths, tones and
highlights. “For most people,
it would stress them out, but
for me it is my meditation.
You have to tune everything
else out,” she said.

Joanne Arpino paints from a photo of her granddaughter, Katie Arpino, and friend Lauren when
they were 8. Across from her is Ruth Ford, also painting.

Watercolor painting
at Strang
When you visit the
Strang Senior Center, look
around to see “alphabet”
watercolor paintings displayed by students led by
art instructor Hazel Johnson.
“I have given each student two letters of the alphabet to paint items beginning with those letters,”
she said.
Johnson donated a painting, now on display at the
Bearden branch library, of
a girl standing in the library
reading a book. Under the
picture is a plaque and a
short biography of Johnson.

HEALTH NOTES
■ A demonstration of the Alexander Technique, a practical
method for learning to move
with more ease, will be held
10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, at

Theresa
Edwards

Art student Mary Ellen
Lokey’s paintings have been
seen at recent art shows.
She has participated in
Artsclamation, a fundraiser
for Peninsula Medical, and
Off the Wall for LeConte
Medical Center. Her paintings are different, using

Yupo to paint on. “It starts
out messy and ugly, but I refine it later,” said Lokey. She
explained how it represents
her life, how she enjoys fi xing things from messes in
life, living in a multigenerational family. She enjoys
painting as a form of meditation.
“It’s therapy for all of
us,” said art student Janet
Dagley.
Watercolor
painting
classes meet 9:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at
the Strang Senior Center.
Oil painting classes meet 10

day evenings, at the Cancer
Support Community of East
Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland
Ave. Support groups for
cancer caregivers, Monday
evenings. Cancer family bereavement group, Thursday
evenings. Info: 546-4661 or

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a.m. Tuesdays, and a painting group meets 10 a.m.
Thursdays.
Other activities at the
Center this week include:
■ AccuQuest
Hearing
with Dr. McCue will be 1
p.m. Monday, June 4.
■ Covenant
Health
will present “Alzheimer’s
Care and Issues” at noon
Wednesday, June 6.

www.cancersupportet.org.
■ Covenant Health’s Bodyworks offers community
exercise for all ages at $3 per
class. Classes include Easy

Beat the heat
with an icy bowl
By Sara Barrett
For those of you with
outdoor dogs or cats, a few
items are available this year
that may help keep them
cool when the heat gets
unbearable:

Sara
Barrett

Critter Tales
■ FrostyBowlz’ slogan is
“Refreshing Pets, One Lick
at a Time.” The dishwasher-safe outer shell comes
with a freezable frosty core
that keeps your pet’s water
cold all day. The bowl also
comes complete with an ant
barrier and non-skid base
so your pet doesn’t have to
share with insects and they
won’t scoot the bowl off the
edge of the porch while getting a drink. The product
retails for about $40. Info:
Frostybowlz.com.

■ Another handy treat
for your pet this season is
the LicketyStik “no mess”
dog treat that has a roll-on
dispenser similar to oldschool deodorant. There
is a reported 500 licks per
bottle, and flavors include
smoky bacon, savory chicken and braised liver. Each
bottle costs about $7 and is
loaded with vitamins. Info:
www.petsafe.net/licketystik.
■ For those pets with extra furry bodies, CozyWinters’ “Cool Bed III” may be
beneficial both indoors and
outdoors. Simply add water
and the “CoolCore” keeps
your pet comfortable and
cozy all summer long for
less than $75. Info: www.
cozywinters.com.
You can keep your pet
safe and happy all summer
just by providing a shady
spot to relax, lots of water to
drink and plenty of length
in their leash so they can
roam in and out of the sunny spots. For more information, visit www.aspca.org.
To contact Sara, call her at 218-9378 or
email her at barretts@shoppernewsnow.
com.

DONATE BLOOD, SAVE LIVES
Medic continues to
struggle to meet the
needs of its service area
of 21 counties and 27 area
hospitals. All blood types
are needed. Donors can
donate at a number of
daily mobile sites or one of
two fixed sites: 1601 Ailor
Ave. and 11000 Kingston
Pike in Farragut. Blood
drives in your area:
■ 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, June 4, Grand Oaks
Elementary School, 1033
Oliver Springs Highway,
Bloodmobile.
■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday, June 4, Karns
Community Club Center,
7708 Oak Ridge Hwy., old
Karns library.
■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, June 5, Family
Dollar in Maynardville,
Bloodmobile.
■ 1:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, Pattison Sign

Special Notices

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From page B-2
Cardio Max, Mind and Body,
and Senior Cardio. Visit www.
covenanthealth.com/bodyworks or call 541-4500 to find
a location near you.
■ The Healthy Living Kitchen
Team at the University of
Tennessee Medical Center has
published a cookbook called
“A Recipe for Life.” It is available for $35 at the gift shop or
online at www.utmedicalcenter.org. Info: 305-6877.
■ Lung cancer support group
meets 6 p.m. each third Monday at Baptist West Cancer
Center, 10820 Parkside Drive.
No charge, light refreshments
served. Info: Trish or Amanda,
218-7081.
■ Stop Smoking: 1-800-7848669 (1-800-QUITNOW) is a
program of the Knox County
Health Department. The
hotline is answered 8 a.m. until
4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.

Shannondale Assisted Living
Center hosted a birthday tea
party celebration for residents.
Honored for a May birthday
was Janette Bingham.

■ Support group meeting for
family members or caregivers of an adult with a mental
illness is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each
third Tuesday at Cherokee
Health Systems, 2018 Western
Ave. Info: Rebecca Gill, 6027807 or www.namiknox.org.
■ UT Hospice conducts ongoing orientation sessions for
adults (18 and older) interested in becoming volunteers
with its program. No medical
experience is required. Training is provided. Info: Penny
Sparks, 544-6279.
■ UT Hospice Adult Grief
Support, for any adult who
is suffering loss, meets 5 to
6:30 p.m. each first and third
Tuesday in the UT Hospice
office, 2270 Sutherland Ave.
A light supper is served. Info
or to reserve a spot: Brenda
Fletcher, 544-6277.

Mother’s Day at Sunnybrook
Betty Worthington, Bobby Miller and Glenda Bays enjoy
the pancake breakfast on Mother’s Day at Sunnybrook
Apartments. Every mother at the facility received a rose
for all they do. Photo submitted

Rheta Wilkins pours tea for
resident Ester Bare. Wilkins
provides a traveling teapot
ministry that reaches out
to individuals and shares
funny stories about teapots,
devotions and is “girly all the
way.” More than eight years
ago, God laid on Wilkins’
heart that there are a lot of
lonely people in the world
and He used her love of tea
and teapots as a ministry.
Wilkins has incorporated her
parties into a Tea Time with
God Bible study.

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Sarah Garrett enjoyed tea and
dessert at the Shannondale
tea party. Garrett celebrated a
May birthday.

Just what the doctor nurse ordered
Parkwest employee health director has Rx for improvement

Only six months after earning a Master of Business Administration degree, Colleen Cole had the itch again. To
learn something new. To better herself. To challenge herself.
“I truly can be labeled a professional student,” said Cole,
manager of Parkwest Medical Center’s employee health
clinic and one whose name is punctuated by such a lengthy
list of degrees and certiﬁcations that it reads like a bowl of
spilled alphabet soup:
ADN – Associate Degree in Nursing
BSN – Bachelor of Science in Nursing
MSN – Master of Science in Nursing
APRN-BC – Advanced Practice Registered Nurse –
Board Certiﬁed
CPC – Certiﬁed Professional Coder
She added the MBA in 2009 because she “liked learning
about the business side of healthcare.”
So it was no surprise three years after adding the MBA
to her credits that Cole has added yet another degree –
the DNP or Doctor of Nursing Practice, a degree held by
relatively few but is being positioned by many universities as
one that will replace the MSN
degree by 2015.
“The movement to the DNP
is about producing the most
competent nursing clinicians
possible to meet the nation’s
healthcare needs,” according
to a statement by the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing.
Cole, however, explains her
decision to pursue the DNP on
a more personal level.
“I want to be the best I can
possibly be,” she said recently.
“I am curious. I like to know
more about what’s going on.
It’s everything – it’s the challenge, it’s the excitement, it’s
the learning, it’s the accomplishment, it’s the knowing that you are stepping up to the
plate and taking on something a little bit harder. I want to
know everything I can know about nursing and evidencebased medical practice. If I don’t live up to my personal
expectations and responsibilities, I am not serving my profession or the patient with optimal care. I want to be ‘on
my game.’”
“But,” she adds, “obtaining a DNP is not for everybody.”
“The whole program, the curriculum of the DNP, was
grueling,” she said. “I would get on the computer after work
by 5:30 or 6 o’clock ﬁve nights a week and stay on up into
the morning hours. Sometimes I would stay on it all weekend and go to bed around 2 in the morning. The amount of
research and paperwork involved was exhausting. I missed
a lot of my personal and family life during that time. My
family would go to a movie – I would be writing papers.
The kids would have a football game – I would be at home
writing papers.’”
“It was a lot of personal and family sacriﬁce,” she added.
“My family was very supportive during all this, moreso
than I realized. I couldn’t have done it without the support of my husband (a physician at LeConte Medical Center) – he’s a phenomenal guy. He was my sounding board,
my mentor, my editor, my cheerleader, my everything! It
helped immensely to be married to the smartest pulmonologist in the area.”
The curriculum, as offered online by Chatham University in Pittsburgh, required heavy reading and writing, a
residency and toughest of all, a “capstone project,” similar
in nature to a doctoral thesis.
Cole’s 89-page project examined an issue frequently
dealt with during her career in occupational health – back
injuries among healthcare workers. Recognizing that the
nursing occupation ranks second among all occupational
back injuries, Cole set out to address the issue using evidence-based best practices.
“Nurses have the second-highest occupational risk for
back injuries because of all the pushing, turning and lifting that we have to do,” said Cole. “Workers in plants may
move heavy boxes or heavy pieces of equipment, but they
have machines or forklifts and typically, whatever they’re
lifting has a handle or something to hold onto. Patients do
not come with handles, they can’t always help move them-

Collen Cole checks the blood pressure of fellow Employee Health nurse practitioner April
Lankford. “I want to know everything I can about nursing and evidence-based medical
practice,” says Cole, who spent countless hours before the computer in pursuit of her Doctor
of Nursing Practice degree.

selves and they’re not predictable.
So curtailing back injuries in the
nursing profession remains challenging. And, of course, back injuries lead to nursing attrition – that’s
a problem with an aging healthcare
workforce.”
“Here in Employee Health, we
see various types of musculoskeletal injuries,” Cole added.
“There have been so many studies on back injuries: Do we
wear a back brace or not wear a back brace? Do we do this?
Or do we do that? And we spend a fortune on patient-handling equipment and stuff like that. The VA hospitals have
this overhead tracking that helps with patient lift equipment, but we are still having back injuries. For change to
occur, behaviors must be modiﬁed. The number of lost
days because of back injuries among employees is amazing. If you can cut down on that, you save in productivity,
you save in absenteeism, you save in worker’s compensation claims and medication costs, and you get better employee satisfaction.”
Still, Cole says, employee/occupational/business health

and wellness is her niche, whether it’s
dealing with pre-employment drug
screening, job injuries, wellness initiatives, or diagnosing patients with hemochromatosis and pericarditis. “It’s
what I love and it’s what I’m good at,”
she says. “You get involved in so many
things. I know OSHA (Occupational
Health and Safety Administration) rules like the back of my
hand, I have to stay current on Department of Labor regulations, Centers for Disease Control guidelines, toxicology, public and community health, acute care medicine, chronic care
management, and I get to work closely with worker’s comp. It
is like having a little mini-emergency room or walk-in clinic.
Employee Health is challenging, and we help people in a very
special way. It has many rewards.”
“I love healthcare and nursing. It’s been a great career
for me, but I’m not done yet,” she says before adding, “I’ll
go back to school for something. I love to learn. It seems
everyday I am hearing someone say, ‘Colleen, what is next?
What is your next accomplishment?’ I have been thinking
about getting a law degree … who knows?!”